Battle
Every day holds another set of choices that we have to make and decisions that we are held accountable for. We have temptations that our willpower can sometimes defeat, but at times will get the best of us. It feels like almost everything in our society is pulling us away from Christ. So many ideas and distractions are trying to break into out hearts and lead us astray. There's a battle going on inside each of us, a fight that the inner selfish part of us is trying to win. Satan is doing everything in his power to steal our attention. As humans, there are going to be times that we will stumble. All of us have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. The beauty of the cross is that we are forgiven of those sins. The world may try to battle for our hearts, but the war was already won when Jesus rose from the grave. Our hope is found solely in Him. I pray that we will set our eyes to Christ. He is the only way to overcome the trials of the world.
Lyrics:
There's a battle between good and evil
And it’s raging inside of me
There's a struggle, its God and the devil Its love against the enemy
Oh no, I'm not giving up now, Oh
Life's a fight of wrong and right that's tearing me apart
Oh but what the cross has done
Yeah the world will try to battle for my heart
But the war is already won
There's a snake that's hiding in the garden
There's a beautiful apple tree
There is trouble on the horizon
But I'm claiming victory
Oh no, I'm not giving in now, Oh
Words & Music by:
Chris August
Ian Eskelin
This song is so amazing! I have been listening and singing this song everyday! My favorite part is where he sings,"there's a snake that's hiding in the garden, there's a beautiful apple tree" It's so pretty, I just love how all of his songs flow and give a unique and inspiring style. Thanks Chris for writing this song! You're the best!!! :)
I'm the first to comment on this song...whoo! I don't have too much to say about it, except that it speaks the truth (as do most of Chris's songs), and a beautiful one at that: God is our only hope in this battle! So, thank you Chris, for writing an awesome song that reminds me of that everyday!
God Bless!